School Council and Pupil Leadership

Our school council is elected each year by their peers and has representatives from each class. They are lead by two Year 6 children who guide and mentor the group.

The children meet with Mrs Licata or Mrs Annandale regularly and discuss many aspects of school life as well as helping with evaluating the school’s improvement; taking part in health and safety walks; voting for the Good Egg Termly award, deciding the school charity, etc.

School Councillors

What do our School Councillors do?

At the start of the year, the councillors meet to discuss school improvement ideas. This might be focused on our play provision or resources in classes.

In the past this has included:

Fixing Monkey bars and bridge
Building a stage where the sandpit is located
Choosing the colour scheme for the new toilets

The School Council have also been involved in interviews for appointments to the school staff. They might ask questions or provide a guided tour of the site.

In December, the School Council discuss who they want to nominate for the Good Egg Termly Award. This is then presented by the School Council to the whole school in our special Awards Ceremony. The School Council write a speech explaining why the chosen person has been nominated.

The Global Goals are used as a focus for discussions on their charity focus.

The School Council discusses the importance of why we support charities and our Christian school foundation. We brainstorm ideas of charities linked to Global Goals and select two of three charities to support in fundraising. Over the years, this has included: Unicef Paddington Bear, Toilet Twinning, Water Aid, WWF and Mary’s Meals.

At the Christmas Nativity and through school donations during the year, School Councillors raise money for their chosen charity.

In March, along with Year 6, School Councillors are chosen to participate in the special Ashing Service as representatives of the wider school.

School Councillors are sometimes called upon to nominate children for awards such as the Best Dressed World Book Day child in each class.

Being a School Councillor is a great way to make a contribution to the life of the school. There are other leadership opportunities too, such as Anti-Bullying Ambassadors, Sports Leaders, Merit Monitors etc. We aim that all children will have the opportunity at some point in their time at Burrington to be a leader!